Harvester and binder



.March 31.1925. 1,531,708

H. W. LONGFELLOW I HARVESTER AND BINDER Filed Oct. 23, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 W/T/VESSES y March 31. 1925. I 1,531,708

H. W. LONGFEI LOW HARVESTER AND BINDER Filed Oct. 23, 1923 ZSheets-Shqot 2 woewhn awn,

Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

HENRY W. LOlTGFELLO'F-FT, 9F BELFORD, IO'WA.

.rmavns'rnn AND BINDER.

A 'oli'ce'tion filed octobersaa To all 'zcizom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l-inuar WV. Lonerrmrr-xr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bedford, m the county of Taylor and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Harvester and Binder, f which the following is a specification.

This invention appertains to vital improvements in harvesting machinery and the prii ary object of the present invention is to s alify the construction of harvesters and binders a'ndto so construct-the'same that th harvester and binder. will operate efficiently in wet fields and on'windy days and thereby insure the harvesting of the grain under all conditions.

Another prime object Of tl1fPT6$Q1lt in vention is to provide a harvesterand binder in which the frame is carried by front and rear drive wheels,- which effectively distribute the weight of the frame and parts thereon and form a positive-means forinsuring the correct and positive operation of the various parts of the machine under'all conditions.

I; further object of the invention is to provide means for operating a drive shaft from the front and rear drive wheels and novel means for operating the various parts of the machine from the drive shaft.

It futher object of the invention isto pro' vide novel means for adjusting "the height of the machine at the forward end thereof, so that thecutting mechanismcan be readily raised and lowered for efficiently operating in fields of grain of different heights.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an improved harvester'and binder of the above character, which is durable and efficient in use, one which is simple and easy to manufacture and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

ll ith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompany ing drawings, in which drawings:

Figure l is a plan view of the improved harvester and binder showing various parts thereof removed, such as the reel and binding mechanism for the bundles.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section through the forward end of the harvester and binder showing the Serial No. 670363.

improved leading truck 'carried thereby and the means for operating a (lIlVQ sllfif't'flbnl the ground wheels of thetruck;

'Flgure 31s a transverse VBIl'i'ICZLhSQUtIOlI of FigureQ. I Figure at is a fragmentary detail vertical section taken on the line 'c eofl igure 2 Figure is a detail vertical. section through-the device. j J

Referring to the "drawings .in wherein similar referencecharacters desigthrough the truck tairen on thelindS-d 'idctail,

nate corresponding parts throughounthe M several viewsthe letter AgeneraHy indicates the improved harvester and binder, which includes the frame B; theendlessapron or beltC'on the platform '1) tthe grain'cut' mechanism E; thebmderdeck'F; thefee vator belt or apron Gr; aridthc adyusting .meansK for adjusting-the height of'the forward end of the harvester and binder to govern the 'h'ei 'ht of the cut of the pram.

The frame B comprises front and rear' arched .beams'l O and 11 the inner terminals ofwhich are disposed in"ho.rizontal parallel relation and converge slightly toward each other to provide supporting arms 12 for the platform D; The outer terminals of the front and rear beams 10 and 11 are connected transverse beam 14 and the same can be braced 111 any other desired way.

A hollowbeam 15 is disposed across the frame defined by the beams f 10.3'and 11 and extends forwardly thereof. This' h ollow beam'lo is of a tubular construction. and can 1 be formed of apipe presenting the necesst-rength ifso desired. The forwardly extending hollow beam 15 adjacent to its rearend, s connected by means of a pivot.

pin IG'to a bracket l7lbolted or otherwise secured to the rear beam ll. Theforward beam 10 supports a. loop shaped guide bracket 18 which slidably receivesthe said hollow beam 15. The extremeforward end of the hollow beam 15' is supported onthe forward truck 20, .which'comprises. drive axle 21 rotatably supported in' a suitable bolster The terminals ofthe drive axle and thus it can be seen that the forward end I of the frame B is free to ride up and down on the said shaft. The shaft 26 has feathered thereon for sliding movement a beveled gear 30, which in turn meshes with a beveled gear 31, that is keyed or otherwise secured to a driven shaft 32. This driven shaft 32 is rotatably carried by suitable bearings 33 carried by the hollow beam 15.

A casting 35 is carried by the extreme rear end of the beam 15 and is disposed in rear of the rear beam 11 and this casting supports abearing 36 for the rear drive axle 37 which carries a ground rear drive wheel 38. The casting 36 also carries bearings for a drive shaft 39, which is connected by means of gearing 10 with the drive axle 37 A bearing 42 disposed at right angles to the bearing supporting the shaft 39 is also formed on the casting 36 and rotatably supports the forwardly extending drive shaft 39. r

The frame B at the outer end thereof has connected thereto any preferredtype of bundle carrier 45 which receives the bundle from the deck F.

The platform D which carries the endless belt or apron C comprises front and rear beams and 51 which are connected at their outer ends by means of atransversely extending connecting beam 52. The beams 50 and 51 may be braced in any other preferred way and carry the usual pan disposed below the belt or apron C. The beams 50 and 51 have their inner ends disposed in abutting relation to the arms 12 of the front 'and rear beams 10 and 11 of the frame 13 and are rotatably mounted on the inner shaft which carries the inner r ller for the apron C. When it is desired to hold the platform D in an extended rigid position in relation to the frame B, suitable bolts 54 are employed for connecting the beams 50 and 51 with the arms 12 and when it is desired to fold the platform over the frame B these bolts are removed, and the platform swung on the shaft 53. A suitable supporting or grain wheel 55 is rotatably mounted on a stub axle 56 carried by the beam 52.

The grain cutting mechanism E is carried by the forward or front end of the platform D and can be of any preferred type and embodies the usual reciprocatory toot-h cutting bar 57, which is reciproc'atcd,

by means, which will be hereinafter more fully described. As shown however, the

, inner end of the reciprocatory cutting knife which is keyed or otherwise secured to a drlven shaft 61 rotatably mounted in su1t-' able bearings carried by the front and rear beams 10 and 11 of the frame 13. The rear end of thisshaft has keyed or otherwise secured thereto a suitable sprocket wheel 62, which is connected to the drive mechanism, as will be hereinafter more fully described. The beams 50 and 51 of the platform 1) adjacent to their outer ends carry a shaft 65, which is arranged in parallel relation to the shaft 53 and this shaft also has mounted thereon a suitable roller and the apron or conveying belt C is trained about the rollers carried by the said shaft 65 and the shaft 53 and acts as means for conveying the cut grain to the elevator apron G, which is disposed betweenthe conveyor or apron C and the binder deck F.

As clearly shown in Figure 5 of the drawings the elevator apron D is disposed at the upwardly inclined portion of the frame bars 10 and Y11 while the deck i is secured to the downwardly inclined portions of the arch frame bars or beams 10 and 11. The deck F can be made of sheet metal or any other material desired. The endless elevator belt or apron G is trained about suitable rollers 67 keyed or otherwise secured to upper and lower shafts 68 and 69 rotatably carried by the said frame bars or beams 10 and 11 It is to be understood that suitable flights can be secured to the elevator belt or apronG if so desired. The upper shaft 68 has keyed or ot ierwise secured thereto a sprocket wheel 7 O which is in transverse alignment with a sprocket wheel 71. keyed'or otherwise secured to the rear end of the driven shaft 32 and these sprocket wheels 70 and 71 are connected by a drive sprocket chain 72. By this mechanism it can be seen that the ele vator apron or belt G is operated.

The shaft 39 rotatably carried by the casting 35, has keyed'or otherwise secured thereto a drive sprocket wheel 7 9, which meshes with the drive sprocket chain 78 and thus it can be seen that the conveyor belt or apron C and the cuttin mechanism E is oneratcd Leary/es This bracke also carries a sector rack 97, which is adapted to be engaged by a dog 98 carried. by the said lever. A suitable operating handle 99 f bringin about the manipula ion of said The operating lever at a point above its p 'ot has pivotally connected thereto the forwardly extending rod 1.00, which is pivctally connected to a cuff 101 connected with the beam 15 rear of the casting 28. Now it can be seen that by pushing the lever fo v.'ar(. .or rearvardly, that the casting will he slid on the shaft 2-", thus bringing about the adiusting of the forward end of l desired the casting 28 or can carry a suitable bearing for the beveled gear 30 in raising and lowering of the raising and lowermy invention relates, Hi1 it isto be understood of course that the same carries the ord ary 1 el and binding mechanism.

in operation of the improved harvester and binder, the same is drawn across the field in the ordinary ner, as the weight will be effectively carried by the front truck 20 and the rear bull wheel 38, which distributes the weight of the machine over a relatively wide area and thus permi s the dc *ice to travel in soft or marshy ground. As the machine is drawn across the field the front and rear drive wheels 22) and 38 are rotated, which in turn imparts movement to the drive shaft 32 at tie front of the device and the drive shaft 89 at the rear of the device, which operates various parts of the mechanism as heretofore described.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that I have provided an exceptionally simple and durable harvester, and binder, which will effectively operate under all existing conditions.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of the invention.

(That I claim as new is:

1. In a harvester and binder, a main frame including front and rear parallel disposed arched beams, a forwardly extending oeam connected with the front and rear beams, a rear drive wheel associated with the forwardly extending beam, front drive wheels associated with the forward end of the forwardly extending beam, a cutting mechanism carried by the outer end of the frame, a conveyor belt arranged in rear of the cutting mechanism for carrying the cut grah inwardly of the frame, an elevator belt carried by the frame for receiving the grain from the conveyor oelt, a deck carried by the frame for recei the cut grain from the elevator, bundle carriers carried by the is carried by the lever for deckand means operatively connecting the front'and rear drive wheels with the-conveyor, elevator and cutting mechanism.

2. In a harvester and 'binder, a main frame including front and rear arched beams, a platform pivotally connectedto the beams, a cutt'n mechanism carried by the platform, an endless conveyorapron carried by the platform and disposed in rear of the cutting mechanism, a deck carried by the outer ends of the beams, ail-elevator apron (l 'oosed between the coflveyor'and deck for delivering cut grain to the deck,a forwardly extending longitudinally disposed main beam connected with. the front and rear" arched beams, a truck pivotally associated with thefo ard end of the longitudinally eiitending main beam including drive wheels a rear ground drive wheel supporting; the rear end of the main longitudinally extendbeam, operatively connecting the rear drivewheel with the co11veyoi',means operatively connecting the elevator apron with the front drive wheels and means "for operating the cuttingmechanism from the driving mechanism for the'endless conveyor apron. i

3. In a harvester-and binder, a frame including with the arched beams, a casting carried by the forward end of the longitudinally extending beam, a truck rotatably supported by the casting including drive ground wheels, a rear casting carriedby the longitudinally extending beam, a rotatable drive ground wheel supporting the rear casting, a deck connected with the front and rear arched beams, a platform pivotally carried by the outer ends of the arched front and rear beams, a cutting mechanism carried byv the platform, an endless conveyor apron carried by the platform .anddisposed in rear of the cutting mechanism, an endless elevator apron carried by the frame and arranged intermediate the conveyor apron. and the deck. a driven shaft disposed in'parallel relation to the longitudinally extending beam, means operatively connecting the driven shaft with the drive wheels carried by the front truck, means operating the ele vator apron from said driven shaft, a driven shaft carried by the rear casting, means operatively connecting the driven shaft carried by the rear casting with the rear drive wheel, means operatively connecting the driven shaft carried by the rear casting with the endless conveyor apron, and means operatively connecting the cutting mechanism with said driven shaft carried by the rear casting. V l

at. In a harvester and binder, a main frame including front and rear arched bars, a longitudinally extending beam connected vith the arched bars, a front wheel truck front and rear arched beams, a main longitudinally extending beam connected connected withthe forward end of thelongitudinally extending beam, a rear drive wheel connected with the rear end of the longitudinally extending beain, a platform, means pivotally connecting the inner end of the platform with the inner end of the frame to permit the platform to be swung over the frame, means for rigidly holding the frame against movement, a ground wheel carried by the outer end of the platform, a cutting mechanism carried by the platform, an endless conveyor apron carried by the platform and disposed in rear of the cutting mechanism, a deck carried by the frame, an endless elevator apron disposed intermediate the conveyor apron and deck, and means for operating the conveyors, elevators, and cutting mechanism from the ground wheels.

5. In a harvester and binder, front and rear arched beams, a longitudinally extending beam, means pivotally connecting the longitudinally extending beam adjacent to its rear end to the rear arched beam, means slidably connecting the longitudinally extending beam with the front arched beam, a front truck including a bolster, a drive axle rotatably carried by the bolster, drive wheels secured to the axle, a vertically disposed drive shaft carried by the bolster, means operatively connecting the drive shaft with the drive axle, a casting carried by the forward end of the longitudinally extending beam and slidably mounted upon the Vert-ical drive shaft, means for raising and lowering the casting upon the vertical shaft, a platform, a cutting mechanism carried by the platform, means connecting the platform with the beams for movement therewith, a deck, a conveyor carried by the platform and arranged in rear of the cutting mechanism, an elevator apron carried by the frame and arranged between the conveyor apron and the deck, a casting carried by the rear end of the longitudinally extending beam, a rotatable ground engaging wheel supporting the last mentioned casting, and means operatively connecting the ground engaging wheels with the conveyor, elevator and cutting mechanism.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo witnesses.

HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.

Witnesses ARTHUR DINWIDDIE, JOHN P. CONGER. 

